Wednesday, 16 December 2015

First real case in Latvia where grave looters have been brought to justice!

It seems that some justice has finally been done in Latvia where grave robbing and illegal metal detecting is a huge problem!

The Alūksne
District Court in Latvia sentenced grave robbers who plundered a Late Iron Age cemetary in NE Latvia in April 2016 in
search for antiques. The men were sentenced to 160 hours of forced labor each. This is the first time
that a court sentence of this kind has been proclaimed in Latvia.

According to personal communication with Latvian archaeologist Arturs Tomsons "This is the first time when grave looters in Latvia are brought to, at least, some kind of justice."